She lay on the quilt and looked up at the gorgeous crystal lamp, and above it was the circular carved ceiling. The carved totem was exactly the same as the one on the castle gate.
Is this some kind of family totem?
Xu Zhixi guessed.
She lowered her head and looked at the gorgeous palace skirt she was wearing. Butler Allen said it was sent with the invitation.
She carefully recalled the clothes of everyone present, but found that except for herself, everyone else's clothes were normal. The players all wore smart attire, and the NPC side also wore very common attire.
Suitable for each person’s identity and character.
She was the only one, dressed in complicated and luxurious clothes, but she looked different.
But it also makes her seem like she belongs in this elegant and gorgeous castle.
She sat up and looked at the huge oil painting beside the bed. The man in the oil painting looked like a mysterious and elegant duke in the Middle Ages, handsome and beautiful. He has the same face as Xu Xuan and Gu Jin'an in front of him, but he has a completely different temperament.
"Dong dong dong——"
There was a sudden knock on the door.
The knocking on the door was slow and rhythmic.
"who is it?"
Xu Zhixi walked out of bed with bare feet, stepped on the thin blanket, and approached the door.
"Miss Xu, it's me."
It was the voice of the butler Allen.
Xu Zhixi opened the door, and it was Allen who stood outside the door, but behind him stood a huge skeleton in a slave uniform, with two black holes staring in her direction.
Xu Zhixi took two steps back, her back straightened.
"Miss Xu, this is Catherine. The master has specially arranged for her to serve you in your daily life."
"Need not!"
Xu Zhixi refused subconsciously.
Feeling that her rejection was too direct, she lowered her head slightly and smiled softly, "This is too much trouble for Catherine, I can handle it myself."
The girl's long eyelashes flap like dexterous butterflies, and her moist eyes are extremely sincere. No one would be willing to blame such a delicate and beautiful person.
"Okay, if Miss Xu needs anything, please call me or Catherine at any time."
The skeleton shook its own frame in response.
Xu Zhixi smiled awkwardly, and then thought about what Allen said just now that the person who had specially arranged it was their master. Her long eyelashes trembled and she asked softly: "By the way, where is your master now?"
Allen still had that elegant and gentle expression, "If Miss Xu wants to see the master, she will be able to see her soon. Catherine and I will not disturb your rest. Goodbye."
Xu Zhixi nodded, "Well, see you later."
She lay in the bathtub filled with warm water and thought about the meaning of Allen's words.
Rose petals were scattered on the water, and the warm yellow light shone on her body. Her black hair was wet and stuck to her fair and slender back. Water droplets dripped down her long crow-green eyelashes, slid to her collarbone, and then submerged into the water.
She can see her whenever she wants?
"Then I said I want to see him now. Will he show up?"
Xu Zhixi murmured casually. She held up the petals in the water, pursed her lips and blew gently, causing the petals stained with water drops to fall again.
"Miss Xu, are you so enthusiastic?"
Xu Zhixi was stunned by the sudden appearance of a male voice.
His voice was cold, but with a hint of lingering ambiguity, echoing in the bathroom.
A handsome figure gradually appeared in the dense mist.
"Could it be that Miss Xu is inviting me to take a bath with her?"
The man chuckled.
Xu Zhixi crossed her arms, her eyes widened, her lips slightly opened, watching the man approach step by step, gradually revealing his face in the mist.
Short black hair, blood-red eyes.
Snow-white complexion, thin red lips.
That handsome and beautiful face is exactly the same as the oil painting outside.
He was smiling, wearing a simple and luxurious black suit, with a budding red rose on his chest.
"Lin Jin'an?"
"Miss actually knows me? I thought Miss Xu had forgotten me, my ex-boyfriend."
This answer...
"You also know that you are your ex-boyfriend, so why don't you get out quickly, I'm taking a shower!"
Xu Zhixi's eyes widened, and her watery eyes were a little more angry than before.
No matter which copy he is in, he is always like this——
Really, a big pervert!
"Don't you think Miss Xu wants to see me now? I thought it was Miss Xu who wanted to invite me to take a bath together."
"I also thought that if Miss Xu's enthusiasm is difficult to control, I would do it reluctantly——"
"go out!"
Xu Zhixi stood up and pointed at the door, her eyes angry.
"--promise."
The man's eyes were dull.
Xu Zhixi lowered her head and looked at herself.
Naked.
The atmosphere solidified.
"Ah - get out of here!"
She sat in the water again, and the water splashed. She hugged her chest, closed her eyes, and her body was shaking with anger.
The fair skin turned a light pink due to the heat and embarrassment.
"Get out!"
Only then did he react and quickly fled the room.
…
Xu Zhixi put on a white silk nightgown and lay on the bed. From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the oil painting beside the bed. She wondered if it was her imagination. The face seemed to be tilted.
She glared at the man in the painting, "He's a big pervert!"
Then he got out of bed and closed the window to block the blood moon in the dark night and the cold wind that came in.
She lay on the bed and fell asleep quickly.
In my sleep, I didn’t forget to mutter and curse a few words, “Big pervert.”
In the darkness, no one saw that the man's ears in the oil painting were quietly turning red.
…
early morning.
Xu Zhixi stretched out and got up, opened the window, and the humid air hit her face.
The lush giant trees blocked the sky and blocked the sun, and the surroundings of the castle were still dark.
The roses in the slender glass vase are still in full bloom, like an oil painting, frozen in time without any trace of aging.
Still alive and beautiful.
She reached out and touched the petals, which were soft and delicate.
It is indeed a real flower.
The wardrobe in her room was filled with all kinds of gorgeous dresses, each piece of which was like a work of art. She didn't notice it last night, but in the morning she realized that the dressing table was also filled with all kinds of gorgeous jewelry.
Very thoughtful.
She put on a casual outfit, combed her hair and went out.
As soon as she went out, Xu Zhixi discovered that other people had already gathered in the banquet hall on the first floor.
However, unlike Xu Zhixi's well-dressed and radiant appearance, they were all still wearing yesterday's clothes.
Some people even looked horrified.
When Lu Yinyin saw Xu Zhixi, she took her arm and her lips trembled, "Zhixi, did you know? Zheng Lin died last night." Her pupils were dilated and she was very frightened.
"died?"
"I went to look for Zheng Lin in the morning and found him lying in a pool of blood..."
The man who spoke yesterday was wearing black-rimmed glasses and a wrinkled shirt. He kept wiping the sweat from his forehead with a scared look on his face. His name is Zhou Min. He was the monitor in high school and is now a bank manager.
At this moment, the housekeeper Allen brought Catherine over. Catherine's bones were still stained with reddish-brown blood on her fingers.
"Everyone, unfortunately, a murder occurred here last night. The deceased was Mr. Zheng Lin."
"Call the police, call the police quickly! There is a murderer here!" A man slapped the table and said, his face panicked, and his sallow complexion turned black, "Call the police quickly!" He took out his mobile phone and started pressing buttons, and his expression paused, "Why? no signal?"
Allen smiled and said: "I'm really sorry. The heavy rain last night caused flash floods. All roads leading to the castle were blocked. The base stations in the mountains were also covered, so there was no signal."
"Then we have to wait here to die? There is a murderer here!"
Lu Yinyin's lips trembled and her face turned pale.
A clear female voice intervened. She crossed her arms and looked heroic, "Since there are no police, how about we find out the murderer ourselves?"
The others looked at each other.
